Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 49.0% | 51.0% | +0.2 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -12 (97-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 40 | 12-21 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 38 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 33 | 9-16 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 32 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 27 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 27 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Obinna Ekezie | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 48 | 11-23 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 32 | 1-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 24 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 24 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 23 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter